List of The Amazing Race statistics and trivia

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[edit] General Notes

  • In all, there have been 244 different contestants on The Amazing Race representing 112 teams over ten seasons. All seasons have featured 11 teams of two, except for Seasons 3, 4 and 10 with 12 teams of two, and Season 8, the special Family Edition that featured 10 families of four.
  • There have been 60 coed teams, 28 all-male teams, and 24 all-female teams.

[edit] Pit Stop Notes

  • During the first four seasons, teams could arrive at the pit stop at the same time and be "tied". This practice was ended after three teams tied for first place in a leg, each earning a prize. Teams that arrived at the pit stop tied include:
    • Blake & Paige and Hope & Norm tied for 4th place in Leg 1 of Season 2.
    • Blake & Paige and Shola & Doyin tied for 5th place in Leg 3 of Season 2.
    • Tara & Wil and Blake & Paige left the pit stop after Leg 12 of Season 2 tied for first place, even though Blake & Paige arrivied a minute earlier. Tara & Wil were given 1-minute time credit due to a production delay to create the tie.
    • Flo & Zach and John Vito & Jill tied for 4th place in Leg 5 of Season 3.
    • Millie & Chuck, Steve & Josh and Amanda & Chris arrived tied for 1st in Leg 1 of Season 4, each winning a vacation to Hawaii, and ending the practice of tied teams.
    • Aaron & Hayden and Kris & Jon arrived at the pit stop at the same time and in first and second places in Leg 3 of Season 6. The teams played Rock, Paper, Scissors to determine which team would step on the mat first. Aaron & Hayden won and received a seven-night cruise.
  • Three teams have been eliminated at locations other than the pit stop.
    • Marshall & Lance of Season 5 quit the race during a roadblock due to Marshall's knee injury. They were eliminated at the site of the roadblock.
    • Lena & Kristy of Season 6 were unable to complete the roadblock in Leg 3. They were eliminated at the site of the roadblock and were told that the last team had checked in over 2 hours previous.
    • Bilal and Sa'eed of Season 10 were the first team eliminated in a planned elimination point mid-leg during Leg 1.
  • Two teams have reached the final three but failed to crossed the finish line.
    • Joe & Bill of Season 1 fell almost 24 hours behind the leading teams due to cascading events of hours of operation and flight times. The team received a note from a cluebox in Alaska indicating that the race was over (in New York City).
    • David & Jeff of Season 4 travelled to a different connecting airport (Sydney) than the other teams (Tokyo). Due the lack of availability of flights, the team fell a day behind and were notified at a route marker in Hawaii that the race was over (in Phoenix, Arizona).

[edit] The Amazing Race (USA) records

[edit] Participation Records

[edit] Race Records

  • Most Legs Won: Colin & Christie (6), on Season 5. If the "fake-out" Pit Stops of certain double-length legs are counted, then Eric & Jeremy, of Season 9, and Rob & Amber of season 7, have also won six legs.
  • Most Consecutive Legs Won: Colin & Christie (3), on Season 5, and BJ & Tyler (3), on Season 9.
  • Most Consecutive Placements: Rob & Kimberly (3rd Place six times) on Season 10.
  • Most Legs Won by the Winning Team: Rob & Brennan (5), on Season 1, and BJ & Tyler (5), on Season 9.
  • Fewest Legs Won by the Winning Team: Flo & Zach (Season 3), Reichen & Chip (Season 4), Freddy & Kendra (Season 6), and the Linz Family (Season 8); one leg each, plus the Final Leg
  • Oldest Team to Win a Leg: Fran & Barry (ages 61 and 63, respectively), on Season 9
  • Youngest Team to Win a Leg: The Linz Family (ages 19, 21, 22, & 24), on Season 8; the youngest person to win a leg is Rolly Weaver, at age 14, of the Weaver Family on Season 8
  • Longest Lasting Team to Never Place First: Lyn & Karlyn (Season 10) is the first team to have raced the entire length and never finish in first
  • Most Last Place Finishes: Joe & Bill, on Season 1, finished four legs in last place, however, were saved on their first last-place finish by a penalty assesed to Nancy & Emily. Their next two last-place finishes were on non-elimination legs. On the Final Leg, they were notified that the Race had finished while they were still completing tasks from earlier in the leg. David & Mary, of Season 10 were officially declared last place twice, but were eliminated on a third leg after having been assessed a 30-minute penalty.
  • Most Roadblocks Completed: Chip (of Chip & Kim) and Brandon (of Brandon & Nicole), on Season 5, both completed 11 out of 12 possible Roadblocks. Tian (of Tian & Jaree), on Season 4, holds the record for most Roadblocks completed by a team member whose teammate didn't complete any, at 6.
  • Oldest Team to Win the Race: Chip & Kim on Season 5
  • Youngest Team to Win the Race: Linz Family on Season 8
  • Closest Finish in The Amazing Race History: Chris & Alex passing Tara & Wil in a footrace by a margin of 40 yards on Season 2

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[edit] Winners of The Amazing Race

Season Names On-Screen Relationship Ages Gender Make-Up Home State Final City Runner-Up Runner-Up Relationship Winner's Unique Distinctions
The Amazing Race 1 Rob Frisbee & Brennan Swain "Lawyers/Best Friends" 27 & 29 Male/Male California New York City, New York Frank Mesa & Margarita Mesa (New York) Separated Parents First all male team to win. First ever users of the Fast Forward.
The Amazing Race 2 Chris Luca & Alex Boylan "Lifelong Friends" 24 & 24 Male/Male Massachusetts (living in Florida) San Francisco, California Tara Lynch & Wil Steger (California) Separated Couple The winning team that won by the closest margin.
The Amazing Race 3 Flo Pesenti & Zach Behr "Friends" 23 & 23 Female/Male New York Seattle, Washington Teri Pollack & Ian Pollack (Florida) Married Parents First coed couple to win.
The Amazing Race 4 Reichen Lehmkuhl & Chip Arndt "Married" 28 & 36 Male/Male California Phoenix, Arizona Kelly Parks & Jon Corso (Florida) Engaged Openly homosexual couple, first married couple to win.
The Amazing Race 5 Chip McAllister & Kim McAllister "Married Parents" 46 & 44 Male/Female California Dallas, Texas Colin Guinn & Christie Lee Woods (Texas) Dating First African-American couple to win; oldest couple to win. First ever users of the infamous Yield.
The Amazing Race 6 Freddy Holliday & Kendra Bentley "Engaged Models" 34 & 25 Male/Female Florida Chicago, Illinois Kris Perkins & Jon Buehler (California/Arizona) Long-Distance Dating Largest age gap between winning teammates. First and only winners to have been yielded.
The Amazing Race 7 Uchenna Agu & Joyce Agu "Married" 40 & 44 Male/Female Texas Miami, Florida Rob Mariano & Amber Brkich (Massachusetts/Pennsylvania) Engaged Employees of the infamously bankrupt companies Enron and Worldcom.
The Amazing Race: Family Edition Linz Family (Nick, Alex, Megan, Tommy) "Siblings" 24, 22, 21, 19 Male, Male, Female, Male Ohio Lewiston, New York Bransen Family (Walter, Elizabeth, Lauren, Lindsay) (Illinois) Dad and Daughters Tommy Linz, at age 19, is the youngest winner ever; this is also the youngest and the only family team to win.
The Amazing Race 9 BJ Averell & Tyler MacNiven "Best Friends" 26 & 26 Male/Male California Denver, Colorado Eric Sanchez & Jeremy Ryan (Florida) "Friends" The only team to win the penultimate and antepenultimate legs. The only winning team to use both the Fast Forward and Yield.
The Amazing Race 10 Tyler Denk & James Branaman "Models" 29 & 27 Male/Male California Garrison, New York Rob Diaz & Kimberly Chabolla (California) "Dating" Former drug addicts. The only winners to use a Fast Forward and not come in first on the same leg.
  • Of the winning teams, five have been all-male, and five have been co-ed.
  • Before Season 10, no female team had ever reached the Final Three. However, in Season 10, Lyn & Karlyn made it to the Final Three, breaking a nine-season long streak.
  • Seasons 1, 4, and 9 each saw two all-male teams and a co-ed team make it to the Final Three. Each time, an all-male team won.
  • Seasons 2 and 3 each saw one all-male team and two co-ed teams make it to the Final Three. The all-male team won in Season 2, and the coed team won in Season 3.
  • Seasons 5, 6, 7, and 8 each saw only co-ed teams make it to the Final Three.
  • Season 8's Final Three, although all co-ed, became the first to have more women than men competing on the Finale. The Weaver and Bransen Families each had three females and one male, while the Linz Family had one female and three males.
  • Three runner-up teams have lost The Amazing Race while in their home state: Frank & Margarita (Season 1, in their home neighborhood), Tara & Wil (Season 2, in their home city of San Francisco), and Colin & Christie (Season 5, from Texas). In addition, Season 5's third place finishing team, Brandon & Nicole, also lost in their home state of Texas.
  • Season 10 also marks the first time that the final 3 consisted of an all male team, an all female team, and a coed team.
The Amazing Race
Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6
Season 7 • Family Edition • Season 9 • Season 10 • All-Stars • Season 12
International versions
The Amazing Race Asia
Season 1		 The Amazing Race Central Europe
Host and creators
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